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Rather like waiting for a London bus, you wait some time for a decent exhibition of landscape art and then two come along at once, or, at least, one behind the other. Just opened at the Royal Academy in Piccadilly, London, is the much anticipated and now
Canadians are still “dead serious” about water. Coureurs de bois and the ghost of Tom Thomson haunt the misty lakes of our collective subconscious. The effect, too often, is to dissolve reasoned debate about the subject in a solution of mythic imagery in
Guests view paintings by Canadian artist Tom Thomson during the show's opening at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London October 17, 2011. The gallery is hosting Painting Canada: Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven from October 19, 2011 to January 8, 2012. View Photo »
At a lot of businesses I see, the people at the coalface are seen as chattels, and they tend to just be kept in their place
HUNTSVILLE – Tom Thomson has been a part of Muskoka’s identity for 100 years. A variety of area organizations and groups are collaborating to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the iconic Canadian artist’s arrival – and death – in the region. “The p
Mohamed Saïd Fellag plays Bachir Lazhar in the Oscar-nominated film Monsieur Lazhar, being screened Friday at 5 p.m. at Museum London. A four-day celebration of Canadian films begins Thursday in London featuring several critically-acclaimed movies, inclu
A gallerygoer in Dusseldorf or Paris is more likely to know about Jeff Wall and Michael Snow than a Canadian art stalwart like Tom Thomson. So why is it that on the Canadian art scene, dead guys still rule – especially at auction? Not only are the top 10
Guests pass Canadian artist Frank Johnston's 1921 oil painting The Fire Ranger during the show's opening at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London October 17, 2011. The gallery is hosting Painting Canada: Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven from October... View Photo »
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I had to double check the name of the most striking work at Douglas Coupland’s show of new art — Generation X, Microserfs, Jpod; yes, that Douglas Coupland — at the Daniel Faria Gallery. It’s called, as it turns out,. On first pass, I thought it was cal
Mike Yuhasz, manager of the Tom Thomson Art Gallery Shop speaks about the "Portraits of Tom" exhibition and sale. Mike Yuhasz, manager of the Tom Thomson Art Gallery shop, holds a photograph to Thomson taken by an unknown photographer sometime around 190
Thomas John Thomson (August 5, 1877 – July 8, 1917) was an influential Canadian artist of the early 20th century. He directly influenced a group of painters that would come to be known as the Group of Seven, and though he died before they formally formed, he was included as a member. Thomson died under mysterious circumstances, which added to... Full Article
Exhibition officer Amy Concannon (L) and designer Eric Pearson view Canadian artist Tom Thomson's 1917 oil painting The Jack Pine at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London October 14, 2011. The gallery is hosting Painting Canada: Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven from October 19, 2011...
View Photo »Tom Thomson holds a "Tax Ax" at a Tax Payer Tea Party Rally in Concord, New Hampshire April 15, 2011.
View Photo »Guests pass Canadian artist Frank Johnston's 1921 oil painting The Fire Ranger during the show's opening at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London October 17, 2011. The gallery is hosting Painting Canada: Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven from October 19, 2011 to January 8, 2012. It is...
View Photo »Canada's new ambassador to Britain, former British Columbia premier Gordon Campbell (L), views paintings by artist Lawren Harris at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London October 17, 2011. The gallery is hosting Painting Canada: Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven from October 19, 2011 to...
View Photo »Exhibition officer Amy Concannon (L) and designer Eric Pearson apply the finishing touches of labels next to Canadian artist JEH MacDonald's 1930 oil painting Dark Autumn, Rocky Mountains at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London October 14, 2011. The gallery is hosting Painting Canada:...
View Photo »Exhibition officer Amy Concannon (R) and designer Eric Pearson install a storyboard next to Canadian artist Frederick Horseman Varley's 1921 oil painting Stormy Weather, Georgian Bay at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London October 14, 2011. The gallery is hosting Painting Canada: Tom...
View Photo »Exhibition officer Amy Concannon prepares to install a storyboard next to Canadian artist JEH MacDonald's 1920 oil painting Falls, Montreal River at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London October 14, 2011. The gallery is hosting Painting Canada: Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven from...
View Photo »Exhibition officer Amy Concannon (R) and designer Eric Pearson carry a table past Canadian artist Frank Johnston's 1921 oil painting The Fire Ranger at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London October 14, 2011. The gallery is hosting Painting Canada: Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven from...
View Photo »Exhibition officer Amy Concannon passes designer Eric Pearson (R) as he prepares to install a storyboard next to Canadian artist JEH MacDonald's 1920 oil painting Falls, Montreal River at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London October 14, 2011. The gallery is hosting Painting Canada: Tom...
View Photo »A technician holds a light meter in front of a wall of 'sketches' by Canadian artists at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London October 14, 2011. The gallery is hosting Painting Canada: Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven from October 19, 2011 to January 8, 2012.
View Photo »Exhibition officer Amy Concannon (R) and designer Eric Pearson apply the finishing touches of labels next to Canadian artist Lawren Harris' 1930 oil painting Mt Lefroy, on loan from the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London October 14, 2011. The...
View Photo »Canadian artist Tom Thompson's 1917 oil on canvas painting The West Wind is unpacked by staff at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London October 6, 2011. The gallery will be holding a retrospective on Canadian art entitled Painting Canada: Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven, which runs...
View Photo »Exhibition officer Amy Concannon (L) and designer Eric Pearson view Canadian artist Tom Thomson's 1917 oil painting The Jack Pine at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London October 14, 2011. The gallery is hosting Painting Canada: Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven from October 19, 2011...
View Photo »At a lot of businesses I see, the people at the coalface are seen as chattels, and they tend to just be kept in their place
Look, I've had a stunning level of support
The feeling was that it was basically the end of the road
I thought: oh, great, this is fantastic. I'm in debt to somewhere past the moon and now I've got to go set up in another country
The people working here have the ability to use their brains – not just their hands.
In the formative years of Elastomer, everyone did everything
